Top Schools

Virginia College-Huntsville, which is located in Huntsville, is the top-ranked school in Alabama that has a bookkeeping program. It received a ranking of 75th in the country in 2010.
In 2010, 3 students graduated from Virginia College-Huntsville's bookkeeping program.
Virginia College-Huntsville charged in-state students $12,300 in tuition fees per year.

George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville, which was ranked 75th nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in Alabama that has a bookkeeping program. It is located in Hanceville.
In 2010, George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville graduated 0 students from its bookkeeping program.
The tuition rate at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville was $3,570 per year.

Jefferson Davis Community College, which was ranked 75th nationwide in 2010, is the third-ranked school in Alabama that has a bookkeeping program. It is located in Brewton.
Tuition at Jefferson Davis Community College was $3,278 per year.

Cost

Tuition at Alabama's bookkeeping schools ranges from $12,300 per year to $3,270 per year. But, the average tuition is $3,811 per year.
In 2010, the bookkeeping schools that charged the highest tuition rates in Alabama were:

Virginia College-Huntsville - located in Huntsville, students are charged $12,300 per year

Jefferson State Community College - located in Birmingham, students are charged $3,630 per year

Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus - located in Birmingham, students are charged $3,570 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Alabama bookkeeping schools were charged at the following schools:

Lurleen B Wallace Community College - located in Andalusia, students are charged $3,270 per year

Gadsden State Community College - located in Gadsden, students are charged $3,270 per year

J F Drake State Technical College - located in Huntsville, students are charged $3,270 per year

A bookkeeping certificate from an Alabama school... what next?

Most people who graduate from bookkeeping school in Alabama go on to work as a bookkeeping clerk.
22,050 bookkeeping clerks were working in Alabama in 2010.
The largest populations of Alabama bookkeeping clerks are working in the following counties:

Bibb County - 6,640 bookkeeping clerks

Mobile County - 2,090 bookkeeping clerks

Limestone County - 2,070 bookkeeping clerks

Projected Growth

The government projects that the number of bookkeeping clerks in Alabama will grow by 10%. By 2018, there will be an estimated 35,940 bookkeeping clerks working in Alabama.

Salary

A bookkeeping clerk in Alabama makes an average of $31,930 per year.
However, this number is only an average. bookkeeping clerks in Alabama had varying salaries from $17,440 to $48,190 per year in 2010.
A bookkeeping clerk in the following Alabama counties makes the highest salaries on average:

Bibb County - $35,260 per year

Autauga County - $32,320 per year

Lee County - $31,740 per year

On average, bookkeeping clerks earns the least in the following Alabama counties:

Cullman County - $28,270 per year

Bullock County - $28,980 per year

Colbert County - $29,180 per year

More Information

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